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In Memoriam: George N. Boone
August 1, 2008George Nicholas Boone, longtime friend of the university, life trustee, former USC Alumni Association president and leading Southern California philanthropist, died August 12, 2008, at his home in San Marino, Calif. He was… more>
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Celebrating Old Friendships, Forging New Ones
August 1, 2008At the end of a recent luncheon honoring USC College Dean Howard Gillman, leaders from the Omar Ibn Al Khattab Foundation and Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR) joined Gillman around a table to put pen… more>
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Arieh Warshel Elected to Royal Society of Chemistry
August 1, 2008Arieh Warshel, professor of chemistry and biochemistry, was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Europe's largest organization dedicated to advancing the chemical sciences. Only a few distinguished Americans are… more>
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The Happiness Gap
July 1, 2008Women end up unhappier than men later in life — even though they start out happier, reveals a new study by USC College alumna Anke Plagnol, a research associate at the University of Cambridge, and Richard Easterlin, USC… more>
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New Unruh Institute Director Appointed
July 1, 2008Dan Schnur, a veteran of four presidential and three gubernatorial campaigns, has been named director of the Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics, housed in USC College. Schnur served as the national director of… more>
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July 1, 2008
Step by Step
Pulling on a pair of sweats, Deara “DeDe” Okonkwo pirouetted, rumbaed and tapped into summer. Inside her South Los Angeles dance studio, the image of her petite frame in a cotton-candy-pink sweat suit bounced off… more>
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How to Save the Planet — with Carbon Dioxide
July 1, 2008Don’t waste your breath — it may be the fuel of the future. At least that’s the scenario examined by a group of scientists at a workshop co-sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and USC… more>
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The Naked City Through the Camera’s Eye
July 1, 2008Arthur Fellig, better known as Weegee, was the proto-paparazzo, introducing wartime America to the pleasures of gawking at crime scenes and misbehaving rich people. The first photojournalist to be granted permission to carry… more>
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Economists and Theologians Tackle Poverty
July 1, 2008In a major shift in Catholic social thought, Pope John Paul II argued that the creation of wealth in a market-driven economy — or capitalism — could under certain conditions promote the common good for all of… more>
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Cinematic Simians on a Space Safari
July 1, 2008When Kirk DeMicco, a former Thematic Option student who majored in economics and political science, read the book The Right Stuff, a comment by test pilot Chuck Yeager stuck in his mind. Yeager, talking about the simians used… more>
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